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100 1 _aSharp, Dallas Lore,
_d1870-1929
245 1 4 _aThe Magical Chance
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2019-12-07
505 0 _aThe magical chance -- The radium of romance -- The hunt for "copy" -- The duty to dig -- The man and the book -- A January summer -- After the loggers -- Woodchuck Lodge and literature.
508 _aProduced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Magical Chance" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a philosophical work combining elements of personal reflection and social critique, likely written in the early 20th century. It explores the concept of opportunity and the human spirit's perennial quest for adventure and meaning in a world that often seems mundane and constrained by conventionality. The author reflects on experiences related to life's choices and the Romantics' historical context, touching on themes of youth, skepticism, and the notion of escaping the ordinary. The opening of "The Magical Chance" introduces the narrator, who is contemplating the inner thoughts of his niece and other young people dealing with feelings of disillusionment as they graduate into a world that seems devoid of excitement or possibilities. The narrator reflects on historical figures like Richard Henry Dana and Henry David Thoreau, who seized their "magical chances" for adventure, contrasting their experiences with his perception of the current state of society, which he believes is overly conventional and hesitant to embrace risk. As he muses on the realm of possibilities, he emphasizes the importance of maintaining a sense of wonder and adventure in life, regardless of the changes and challenges that come with modern existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican essays -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60872
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